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ASS IGNOBS TOGENERAL ELEOTRIC'GOMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

ELASTIC-FLUID TURBINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 190a Application filed May 1, 1907. Serial No. 371,255.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN G. OALLAN, a citizen of the United 'States, residing at Nahant, county of Essex, State of Massachusetts, and RICHARD H. RIoE, a citizen of the United States,-residi ng at Lynn, county vof Essex, State of Massachusetts, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Elastic-Fluid Turbines. of which-the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to elasticfluid turbines having horizontal shafts, and has for its object to improve their construc-' tion.

The invention has particular utility in connection with turbo-generators, and willtherefore be described in reference thereto.

In carrying out the invention the fieldframe oft e generator and the casing for the turbineare mounted upon-a bed--plate common thereto. The support for the brushholders for the enerator may also be mounted thereon. T e .revolving element of the enerator and thewheel buckets for-the turine are mounted on the same shaft, thereby The shaft is supported by two pi ow-blocks, a small one ocated beyond the end of the generator farthest fromthe turbine and the main one between the generator and the turbine. In other words, the bucket wheel structure is I overhung with respect to the main pillowthe left of the generator.

block, and by its weight tends to relieve the pressure on the lining of the pillow-blocks at By using two pillow-blocks only and arranging them as described, the lubricating system is much simplified, since it is unnecessary to use forced lubrication in the left-hand one. It

also reduces the amount and the cost of ipi'ng. Furthermore, it prevents the obectionable flow of lubricant from one bearmg to another when the machine is mounted on a ship and the latter pitches or rolls. Since there is no piping for the lubricating svstern in front of the turbine, it follows that the latter can be taken down and reassembled without breaking any of' the connections. in said system.

The turbine is divided into sta es and the d are therefore accessible from the end of the bed-plate.

. The casing of the turbine is divided in planes perpendicular to the axis so that the sections together with the wheels and diaphragms can gear.

be removed from the end. By taking these parts ofi at the end the-exhaust connection may be so arranged that it is left unbroken,-

a very desirable arrangement, or, in othercases, a small portion only of the'connection is removed in order to get at the parts of the 'machine.

The overnin mechanism, instead of proj ecting eyond t e machine pro er and there- I fore increasin the total over-a 1 dimensions, is located on t e pillow-block side of the turbine and overhangs it. This results in a short machine, since the governing mechanism adds'nothing to the over-all length. It

also obviates the necessity of removing the valve gear and governor, and breaking the steam connection when it is desired to examine or remove the'wheels, and it affords an opportunity for easily driving the valve gear from a well housed and lubricated.gear

ing in the main pillow-block. Accessibility,

or emergency valve mechanism between the generator and the'turbine because this posi tion' offers for this valve advantages similar to those which it affords for the main valve The main governor may be mounted upon the intermediate shaft transmitting power from the main shaft to the valve gear,

but the emergency governor should be mounted directly upon the main shaft, so that no accident to gearing or like connections can interfere with its action.

The lining for the main pillow-blocks is made long and substantial so as to afford ample bearing surface forthe shaft. The

illow-blockalso contains the worm gearing ordriving the governor shaft, and the governor shaft is extended through the pillow-- block. It will thus be seen that the overnor, its shaft, the worn gearing, pil 0w- .block andthe lubricating pumpneed not be disturbed in taking down the turbine casing to get at the wheelsf Further, the cap for the illow-block can be removed to get at the ining withoutdisturbing the governing mechanism. These features are all of. importance in that they tend to simplify the construction, reduce the errors due to poor workmanship, preserve the alinement and decrease the cost of construction and reduce floorspace.

. illow-block.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate certain of the embodiments of our invention, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a turbo-generator constructed in ac cordance with our invention; Fig. 2 is a detail view of a slight modification showing the exhaust conduit teri'ninating below the main casing; Fig. 3 is an end view of the same; Fig. 4 is an enlarged view, partially in section, of the turbine; and Fig. 5 is a view showing the emergency valve mech-- anism in side elevation.

1 indicates the bedlate of the machine, upon which is mounts an electric generator 2, a turbine casin 3 and a support 4 for the brush holders of t e electric generator. The rotating member of the generator and the turbine are mounted on the shaft 5 which is sup orted by illow-blooks '6 and 7 the hue et wheels or the turbine bein over hung with respect to the pillow-b ock 7. These pillow-blocks are also mounted upon the bed-plate 1. The turbine casing com.- prises two rincipal parts 8 and 9, the line of division eing perpendicular to the shaft. Attached to the portion 8 of the casing is a steam chest 10, the bracket 11 forming a cover therefor and inclosing and supporting the admission valves and their actuating mechanism. These valves are under the control of a speed governor the weights of which are inclosed by the casing 12. The speed governor is driven by the secondary s aft 13 driven by worm gearing, on the main shaft 5. On the lower end of the secondary shaft 13, and driven thereby, is a pump- 14 for supplying lubricant under ressure to the bearing surfaces in the main The lining of the pillowlock 6 is supplied with lubricant by oiling rings or other devices in the ordinary way, it being unnecessary to provide forced circulation on account of the fact that the weight of the moving element of the turbine counterbalances to a greater or less extent the weight thereon.

Located at one side of the steam chest and sup lying steam thereto is a conduit 15 attac ed to a combined emergency and throttle valve 16, shown in Fig. 5. This valve is provided with a hand wheel 17 for hand regulation, and a weight 18 for closing it under emergency conditions. The weight is normally sustained in the position shown by the latch 19 under the control of the emergency governor 20 mounted on the main shaft and inclosed in a casing. 'When .the emergency governor operates it withdraws the latches 19 and permits the weight to fall and 'iz-ollapse the two toggles 21 and close the valve suddenly. The upper end of the emergency valve spindle is located in an arm 22 carried by the portion 8 of the turbine casing. This arm also carries the 6 5 latches which normally support the weight 18.

In Fi'g. 2 the turbine casing is shown as provided with a downwardly extending conduit 23 the discharge end of which occu ies a plane per endicula'r to the axis and be ow the remova is head 24 of the turbine. It will thus be seen that by removing the head access may be had to the wheels and the diaphragms in the casing without breaking the exhaust connection or in any manner disturbing the other parts.

In the construction shown in Fig. 1 the portion 9 of the casing is rovided with a discharge opening 25, whic means that the elbow connecting it with the main exhaust conduit will have to be removed before access can be had to the wheels and inside mechanism of the turbine.

In Fig. 4 certain of the details of construction of the turbine are illustrated. 30 indicates the wheels mounted on the main shaft 5, and provided with rows of buckets 31 with more or less complete rows of intermediate buckets 32 between for directing the steam from one row of wheel buckets to the next. The intermediate buckets are carried by suports 33 each of which is provided with a proection 3 1 that is seated in a groove in the support and in addition to securing the same in place assist in centering them with respect to the axis of the machine. The supports are secured in place by screws or other suitable means. The intermediates for the sec 0nd stage are secured to the diaphragm 35 while those of the first stage are carried by the section 8 ofthe wheel casing. Two rows of wheel buckets per stage have been illustrated, which arrangement is more particularly intended for non-condensing service. For condensing service other things being equal it will be preferable to use three rows of wheel buckets p'er stage. In the former case the velocity 01' the motive fluid will be extracted by two operations in each stage, and in the latter by three. Steam is admitted to the first wheel by the nozzle 36, which may It is to be noted that the'walls of the nozzle at the entrance are well rounded or curved so that the steam discharged from the first stage wheel will, as it flows therethrough, have an ejector action and therefore decrease the amount of steam in the wheel compartment. The fluid issuing from the last Wheel of the first stage should pass as directly as possible into the second stage nozzle so as to conserve the residual velocity of the motive fluid. The diaphragm 35 is held in place by the end portion 9 of the wheel casing, a

shoulder thereon engaging the peripheral portlon of the diaphragm and forcing it up against a shoulder 40 formed 'on the portion 8 on the' wheel" casing. The casing as a whole is lagged',and inclosed by a sheetmetal covering' il. 1 We have shown our invention in connec- V I l510I1 with an impahmachine of the Curtis T. t pe, but 1t is also ap licable to machines of 10' -.il'l g'the impact and reaction principle.

t e'reaction type an to, machines embody- I It is also applicable to machines ofthe radial flow f he admission of steam to the turbine is 15 ated valves, WhlCh have an open and closed controlled by a plurality of separately actupositionbut no intermediate, but if desired we may employ a governing mechanism of the throttling type and throttle the admis sion of steam to the turbine in accordance,

with the demand for steam. We may accomplish this by one large valve or a num, ber of small valves 'as desired. It is evident by locating the governing mechanism inboard and overhanging the illow-block that considerable space is save This also enables us to locate the secondary shaft in the pillow-block and gear directly with the minimum chance of having oor alinement. Further, the gearing and sfiaft .will be well lubricated by the oil in the pillow-block.

*This also results in a symmetrlcal and ad vantageous arrangement of the exhaust conduit.

invention can be carried out by other means.

What we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is,

1. In an elastic fluid turbine, the combination of a bed-plate, a pillow-block mounted thereon, a shaft supported thereby, an overhung revolving bucket element mounted on the shaft, a casing for the wheel also mounted on the bed-plate, and a governing mechanism for the turbine which is located on the pillow-block side of the machine.

2. In an elastic fluid turbine, the combination of a bed-plate, a pillow-block mounted thereon, a shaft supported thereby, an overhung revolving bucket element mounted on the shaft, a casing for the wheel also mounted on the bed-plate, a governing mechanism for the turbine located on the pillow-block side of'the casing and a secondary shaft for actuating the governing mechanism which is located in the pillow-block.

3. In an elastic fluid turbine, the combina-v tion of a bed-plate, a pillow-block mounted thereon, a sha t supported thereby, an overhung revolving bucket element mounted on the shaft, a casing for the wheel also mounted on the bedplate, a speed governor, a seconda'ry'sh'a'ft for driving it, gearing between the main secondary shafts located in the pillow-block'-," and a valve mechanism supported by the wheel casing and located on the pillow-bloek side thereof.

t. I11 combination,'a bed-plate, a turbine and an apparatus driven thereby mounted on the bed-plate, a pillow block between the driven apparatus and,turbine, a shaft mounted therein which carries the rotating mem ber of the said apparatus on one side of the pillow-block and that of the turbine on the other, and a governing mechanism sup orted by the turbine which is located on t e pillow-block side of the turbine.

51 In combination, a bed-plate, a driven apparatus and a turbine mounted thereon, a p11 ow-block between the driven apparatus and turbine,-a shaft mounted therein which carries the rotating member of the said apparatus on one side of the pillow-block and that of the turbine on the other, a governin mechanism supported by the turbine whic extends over the 6. In a'turbine, the combination of a horizontal shaft, a pillow-block therefor, a bucket element mounted on the shaft and pillow-block, a secondary shaft located inthe pillow-block for driving overhung with respect to the pillow-block, a o

bucket'element mounted on the shaft and overhung with respect to the pillow-block, a

casing for the bucket element, an exhaust conduit that is attached to the casingon the side opposite the pillow-block, and a govern, ing mechanism attached to the op osite side of the casing which overhangs t e pillowy block. 81 In a turbine, the combination of a 11011- zontal shaft, a pillow-block therefor, a

bucket element mounted on the shaft and overhung with respect to the pillow-block, a

casing for the element, a secondary shaft for driving the governing mechanism mounted in the pillow-block, gearing between the shafts also located in the pillow-block, and a governing mechanism actuated by the secondary shafts.

9. In a turbine, the combination of a shouldered casing, a diaphragm for dividing it into compartments, an end head for the casing which also forces the diaphragm against a shoulder in the casing, wheel buekete in the com artments, and stage noz In witness whereof, we have hereunto set 10 zles wlneh receive uid exhausting from one our hands this twenty-thlrd day of April set of buckets and discharge it against an- 1907.

other, the receiving end of said nozzles being I A e well. rounded and located close to the dis charging buckets so that the motive fluid in its passage will create an ejector action and Witnesses: v

reduce the amount of motive fluid in a com- 4 JOHN A MQMANU S, Jr.,

ertinent. PHILIP F HARRINGTON. 

